More websites banned in Turkey
Another Internet Site Is Banned: “The censorship against the internet sites is continuing in Turkey. After youtube.com and dailymotion, not the sites of kliptube and gundemonline.com are banned, too.”
August 2008
Olympic Committee wins gold for foot shooting
Olympic Committee wins gold for foot shooting: “ Free publicity for protest video YouTube has pulled a video of a Free Tibet protest after receiving a takedown notice from the International Olympics Committee.… “ (Via…
Sharing 2999 Songs, 199 Movies Becomes ‘Safe’ in Germany
This is an article from: TorrentFreak Sharing 2999 Songs, 199 Movies Becomes ‘Safe’ in Germany Prosecutors in a German state have announced they will refuse to entertain the majority of file-sharing lawsuits in future. It…
EFF: Olympic Committee Takedown Shows Risks of Ill-Timed Take-Downs
Olympic Committee Takedown Shows Risks of Ill-Timed Take-Downs | Electronic Frontier Foundation: “Olympic Committee Takedown Shows Risks of Ill-Timed Take-Downs” Deeplink by Corynne McSherry It’s never OK to use improper copyright claims to take down…
YouTube censorship: The IOC Joins the DMCA Censorship Club
(Via Techdirt.) The IOC Joins the DMCA Censorship Club: “The International Olympic Committee is no stranger to overzealous protection of what they perceive to be their intellectual property. We’ve covered their ridiculous attempts to change…
AOL phisher gets seven year sentence
AOL phisher gets seven year sentence: “AOL Phisher Michael Dolan has been sentenced to seven years in prison. (Via Macworld.)
Privacy worry over location data
Privacy worry over location data: “Privacy groups express concern as Yahoo unveils its new location tool to support a growing generation of web services.” (Via BBC News.)
Guy Herbert: Zero privacy on the internet
Guy Herbert: Zero privacy on the internet: “Guy Herbert: The British government is taking extraordinary new powers to monitor everyone’s emailing, internet browsing and phone calls” (Via guardian.co.uk Comment is free.)
Helping build the Great Firewall
Helping build the Great Firewall: “Comment is free: Dmitri Vitaliev: China is strongly criticised for its internet censorship – but it is western technology firms that have provided the tools for the job” (Via Latest…
Phorm secretly tracked Americans too
Phorm secretly tracked Americans too: “ 2005 hot spot trials exposed Exclusive Phorm has also deployed its behavioral ad targeting technologies in the US of A.… “ (Via The Register – Comms.)